Dhanbad vs Ooty
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad and Ooty.
Live AQI from Open-Meteo CAMS (~45 km global model, updated hourly). Multi-year history from CPCB station data via aqinow.co pipeline (2016–2024, station-level daily records).
AQI Comparison
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Dhanbad averaged an AQI of 161 while Ooty averaged 58 — a 103-point (178%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Ooty the cleaner of the two. On 120 days when both cities reported, Ooty was cleaner on 119 of them; the average daily gap was 107 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dhanbad peaks in November, while Ooty peaks in May. Dhanbad logged 0.4% Severe days and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ooty was 0% Severe and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Ooty 22 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Ooty hit AQI 164 at Bombay Castel (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Ooty spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).